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Four giant pandas at western Japan zoo

Giant pandas, (from top L, clockwise) Rauhin, Yuihin, Fuhin and Saihin, are pictured at Adventure World in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, on May 11, 2025, Sept. 18, 2022, Dec. 24, 2024 and Aug. 14, 2024, respectively. All four giant pandas on loan to the western Japan zoo are set to leave on June 28, 2025, to return to China.

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Giant pandas at western Japan zoo

Giant pandas -- (from top L, clockwise) Rauhin, Yuihin, Saihin and Fuhin -- are pictured at Adventure World zoo and amusement park in Shirahama in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on May 11, 2025, Sept. 18, 2022, Aug. 14, 2024, and Dec. 24, 2024, respectively.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Padres

Shohei Ohtani (R) of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Yu Darvish of the San Diego Padres talk ahead of their teams' game at Petco Park in San Diego, California, on May 11, 2024.

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150th anniv. of 1st railway in Kansai region

People celebrate the 150th anniversary of the launch of the first railway in the Kansai western Japan region during a ceremony at JR Kobe Station in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 11, 2024. The first railway in the region was operated between Osaka and Kobe in 1874.

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150th anniv. of 1st railway in Kansai region

A special train prepares to depart JR Kobe Station during a ceremony celebrating the 150th anniversary of the launch of the first railway in the Kansai western Japan on May 11, 2024. The first railway in the region was operated between Osaka and Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, in 1874.

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150th anniv. of 1st railway in Kansai region

Posters celebrating the 150th anniversary of the launch of the first railway in the Kansai western Japan region are hung in a special train at JR Kobe Station in Hyogo Prefecture on May 11, 2024. The first railway in the region was operated between Osaka and Kobe in 1874.

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150th anniv. of 1st railway in Kansai region

Photo taken May 11, 2024, shows a special train at JR Kobe Station in Hyogo Prefecture bearing an emblem marking the 150th anniversary of the launch of the first railway in the Kansai western Japan region. The first railway in the region was operated between Osaka and Kobe in 1874.

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150th anniv. of 1st railway in Kansai region

People celebrate the 150th anniversary of the launch of the first railway in the Kansai western Japan region during a ceremony at JR Osaka Station in Osaka on May 11, 2024. The first railway in the region was operated between Osaka and Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, in 1874.

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Football: ACL final

Yokohama F Marinos' Asahi Uenaka (3rd from R) scores the equalizer with a header in the second half of the first leg of the Asian Champions League final against Al Ain at International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama on May 11, 2024.

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Football: ACL final

Yokohama F Marinos' Kota Watanabe (4th from L) scores the winning goal in the second half of the first leg of the Asian Champions League final football match against Al Ain at International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama on May 11, 2024.

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Football: ACL final

Yokohama F Marinos players pose for photos after defeating Al Ain in the first leg of the Asian Champions League final football match at International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama on May 11, 2024.

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Football: ACL final

Yokohama F Marinos' Kota Watanabe (C) scores the winning goal in the second half of the first leg of the Asian Champions League final against Al Ain at International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama on May 11, 2024.

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Football: ACL final

Yokohama F Marinos players pose for photos after defeating Al Ain in the first leg of the Asian Champions League final football match at International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama on May 11, 2024.

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Tennis: Italian Open

Japan's Naomi Osaka plays against Russian Daria Kasatkina in the third round of the women's singles at the Italian Open tennis tournament on May 11, 2024, in Rome.

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Tennis: Italian Open

Japan's Naomi Osaka reacts after winning a point against Russian Daria Kasatkina in the third round of the women's singles at the Italian Open tennis tournament on May 11, 2024, in Rome.

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Tennis: Italian Open

Japan's Naomi Osaka plays against Russian Daria Kasatkina in the third round of the women's singles at the Italian Open tennis tournament on May 11, 2024, in Rome.

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Northern lights observed in parts of Japan

An aurora is apparently observed in Nakadomari in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 11, 2024. The lights are believed to have been spotted in parts of Japan following a series of eruptions on the sun's surface.

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Northern lights observed in parts of Japan

An aurora is apparently observed in Nakadomari in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 11, 2024. The lights are believed to have been spotted in parts of Japan following a series of eruptions on the sun's surface.

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Northern lights observed in parts of Japan

An aurora is apparently observed in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on May 11, 2024. The lights are believed to have been spotted in parts of Japan following a series of eruptions on the sun's surface.

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Northern lights observed in parts of Japan

An aurora is apparently observed in Teshikaga on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on May 11, 2024. The lights are believed to have been spotted in parts of Japan following a series of eruptions on the sun's surface.

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Northern lights observed in parts of Japan

An aurora is apparently observed in Teshikaga on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on May 11, 2024. The lights are believed to have been spotted in parts of Japan following a series of eruptions on the sun's surface.

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Northern lights observed in parts of Japan

An aurora is apparently observed in Shari on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on May 11, 2024. The lights are believed to have been spotted in parts of Japan following a series of eruptions on the sun's surface.

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Northern lights observed in parts of Japan

An aurora is apparently observed in Abashiri on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on May 11, 2024. The lights are believed to have been spotted in parts of Japan following a series of eruptions on the sun's surface.

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Meeting of abductees' families

Families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s and their supporters stage a rally in Tokyo on May 11, 2024, with about 800 people, including Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, taking part.

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Meeting of abductees' families

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a rally staged by the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s, and their supporters in Tokyo on May 11, 2024.

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Meeting of abductees' families

Sakie Yokota, 88, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea at age 13 in 1977, speaks during a rally staged by Japanese abductees' families and their supporters in Tokyo on May 11, 2024.

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Dodgers vs. Padres

Shohei Ohtani (R) of the Los Angeles Dodgers performs a helmet touch with first base coach Clayton McCullough after walking to first base in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres on May 11, 2024, at Petco Park in San Diego, California.

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Dodgers vs. Padres

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani is pictured after grounding out in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres on May 11, 2024, at Petco Park in San Diego, California.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Padres

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers flies out in the third inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres on May 11, 2024, at Petco Park in San Diego, California.

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Dodgers vs. Padres

Teoscar Hernandez (37) of the Los Angeles Dodgers is greeted by teammates after hitting a grand slam in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres on May 11, 2024, at Petco Park in San Diego, California.

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Dodgers vs. Padres

Teoscar Hernandez (37) of the Los Angeles Dodgers is greeted by Shohei Ohtani (back, L) after hitting a grand slam in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres on May 11, 2024, at Petco Park in San Diego, California.

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Dodgers vs. Padres

Teoscar Hernandez (37) of the Los Angeles Dodgers is greeted by Shohei Ohtani after hitting a grand slam in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres on May 11, 2024, at Petco Park in San Diego, California.

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Football: German Bundesliga

Freiburg's Ritsu Doan (R) vies for the ball in the first half of a German Bundesliga football match against Heidenheim on May 11, 2024, in Freiburg, Germany.

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Baseball: Cubs vs. Pirates

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs hits a single during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on May 11, 2024, at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Padres

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers flies out in the first inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres on May 11, 2024, at Petco Park in San Diego, California.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Padres

Shohei Ohtani (R) of the Los Angeles Dodgers chats with Yu Darvish of the San Diego Padres before a baseball game on May 11, 2024, at Petco Park in San Diego, California.

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Baseball: Cubs vs. Pirates

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs hits an infield single during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on May 11, 2024, at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Japan Day parade in N.Y.

Kazuki Ito, mayor of Japan's Yamaguchi Prefecture, takes part in a Japan Day parade held on a street near New York's Central Park on May 11, 2024, to promote Japan's culture in the major U.S. metropolis.

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Japan Day parade in N.Y.

People perform a traditional Japanese dance during a Japan Parade event near New York's Central Park on May 11, 2024, to promote Japanese culture.

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Japan Day parade in N.Y.

A Japan Day parade is held on a street near New York's Central Park on May 11, 2024, to promote Japan's culture in the major U.S. metropolis.

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Japan Day parade in N.Y.

Mascots posing as the main characters of the blockbuster Japanese manga series "Demon Slayer" (Kimetsu no Yaiba) take part in a Japan Day parade held on a street near New York's Central Park on May 11, 2024, held to promote Japan's culture in the major U.S. metropolis.

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Japan Day parade in N.Y.

People perform a traditional Japanese dance during a Japan Parade event near New York's Central Park on May 11, 2024, held to promote Japanese culture.

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Japan Day parade in N.Y.

Retired Japanese wheelchair tennis star Shingo Kunieda takes part in a Japan Day parade held on a street near New York's Central Park on May 11, 2024, to promote Japanese culture in the major U.S. metropolis.

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Princess Aiko visits exhibition on The Tale of Genji

Japanese Princess Aiko (L) visits a special exhibition featuring the Heian period work of literature The Tale of Genji at the National Archives of Japan in Tokyo on May 11, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko visits exhibition on The Tale of Genji

Japanese Princess Aiko visits a special exhibition featuring the Heian period work of literature The Tale of Genji at the National Archives of Japan in Tokyo on May 11, 2024. (Pool photo)

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International peace forum in Nagasaki

Izumi Nakamitsu, the U.N. high representative for disarmament affairs, speaks on the opening day of a two-day international peace forum in Nagasaki on May 11, 2024. About 150 people in their 20s and 30s from about 20 countries gathered in the southwestern Japan city that was struck by an atomic bomb in World War II.

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International peace forum in Nagasaki

Izumi Nakamitsu, the U.N. high representative for disarmament affairs, speaks on the opening day of a two-day international peace forum in Nagasaki on May 11, 2024. About 150 people in their 20s and 30s from about 20 countries gathered in the southwestern Japan city that was struck by an atomic bomb in World War II.

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Figure skating: Shoma Uno

Japan's Shoma Uno, a two-time men's figure skating Olympic medalist, attends an event in Nagoya, central Japan, on May 11, 2024, in his first public appearance since announcing his retirement from competition on May 9.

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Figure skating: Shoma Uno

Japan's Shoma Uno, a two-time men's figure skating Olympic medalist, attends an event in Nagoya, central Japan, on May 11, 2024, in his first public appearance since announcing his retirement from competition on May 9.

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Figure skating: Shoma Uno

Japan's Shoma Uno, a two-time men's figure skating Olympic medalist, attends an event in Nagoya, central Japan, on May 11, 2024, in his first public appearance since announcing his retirement from competition on May 9.